HIDDEN BEAUTYHIDDEN BEAUTY"When I was a child I would lie down on my back on the grass and draw the underside of flowers. I think when we discover a hidden beauty, we leave our bodies and look on ourselves, the object and environment, all as one lovely epiphany." – Nahoko Kojima

LOVELOVEWhen asked why she created the piece, the artist answered "Love. What else is there?"

THE FUTURE OF JAPANESE KIRIETHE FUTURE OF JAPANESE KIRIENo one in the world is doing more than Kojima in legitimising Japanese Kirie as a globally recognised genre of art

MONUMENT TO JAPANESE PAPER CUT ARTMONUMENT TO JAPANESE PAPER CUT ARTConcept pieces like Shiro are not easy to create, ship, fund nor concept but such pieces are created in order to unleash the artist's sheer creative energy

NAHOKO KOJIMA INSTALLNG SHIRONAHOKO KOJIMA INSTALLNG SHIROKojima uses nylon threads to tie the paper to the ceiling grid. It is a process that turns a single sheet into a 3D object with a clever design and the help of gravity

NAHOKO KOJIMA CUT SHIRO FLATNAHOKO KOJIMA CUT SHIRO FLATThe artist uses Japanese scalpel blades which are thinner and sharper but become blunt so quickly that she changes blades every two to three minutes